* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY IN IOWA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA... AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOWWILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOWCOVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILEDRIVING.

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Providing "weather, water cycle, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy."